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Magazine uses social media to teach girls how to get abortion without parental knowledge

Teen Vogue have been social media to encourage children to have abortions without parental knowledge.

The magazine is directed towards teenage girls and it was found to be using the social media platform ‘Snapchat’ to instruct teenagers about how to obtain an abortion without their parents’ knowledge or consent.

The founder of the Canadian pro-life group Choice42, Laura Klassen, shared a post on Facebook which included screenshots from Snapchat.

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In the images, Teen Vogue tells teens, “Having access to abortion should be your right, regardless of your parents’ beliefs. Unfortunately, not every state legislature agrees…” and then goes on to instruct teens how best to avoid their parents.

“You know your parents best, and if you feel their reactions might be hostile, you should act accordingly,” says another Snap. “Regardless, it’s always best to tell your parents as long as you feel safe. No matter what your parents’ abstract views are, they might behave far more tenderly when their own child needs access to abortion care.”

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In reaction to these images many asserted their parental right as primary educators of their children to know and be involved in such intrusive procedures, and pointed out that abortion is not medicine, because pregnancy is not a disease.

Abortion is available in England and Wales to children from under the age of 16 without parental knowledge or consent, if they are thought to understand the nature and consequences of abortion.

Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson said:

“This should be a real wake up call for many parents. It remains unclear to what extent targeted promotion of abortion to teenage girls via social media is taking place. Even if it is not currently happening, there is no reason to think it cannot or will not.”

“At the very least, it remains grossly irresponsible for Teen Vogue to attempt to encourage teenagers to have abortions, particularly without the knowledge or consent of their parents.”

Dear reader,

You may be surprised to learn that our 24-week abortion time limit is out of line with the majority of European Union countries, where the most common time limit for abortion on demand or on broad social grounds is 12 weeks gestation.

The latest guidance from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine enables doctors to intervene to save premature babies from 22 weeks. The latest research indicates that a significant number of babies born at 22 weeks gestation can survive outside the womb, and this number increases with proactive perinatal care.

This leaves a real contradiction in British law. In one room of a hospital, doctors could be working to save a baby born alive at 23 weeks whilst, in another room of that same hospital, a doctor could perform an abortion that would end the life of a baby at the same age.

The majority of the British population support reducing the time limit. Polling has shown that 70% of British women favour a reduction in the time limit from 24 weeks to 20 weeks or below.

Please click the button below to sign the petition to the Prime Minister, asking him to do everything in his power to reduce the abortion time limit.